Course Feedback
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." Albert Einstein
At Lucid we aim to ensure that our training courses are useful, inspiring and informative, so trainee feedback and comments are valuable to us.
We list all written course comments! - Why?
It is not difficult to get a few positive comments to advertise. At Lucid, we want to be as honest and straightforward as possible, so we have decided to list every single comment from all our course feedback forms, not just the very best ones (except for a couple where we just could not decipher the hand writing). We believe that this demonstrates the quality of our training very clearly - and we don't have to 'select' which comments, or parts of comments, to use!
For course comments scroll down this page...
Please note:
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The primary purpose of the course report forms is to help us make the courses even better. We always ask the trainees to be critical, and encourage comments on anything they feel could be improved.
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Most delegates just tick the boxes saying the course was 'excellent' and do not write any comments - especially on courses finishing on a Friday afternoon! The list below is comments where trainees have chosen to write something more than just ticking the boxes.
Course comments from 2010
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Oct - Sept | Copper, OTDR & Spectrum Analyser | Steve & John | Very knowledgeable tutor, job well done. We will be back. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Steve | Very satisfied with manual and methods of presentation and guidance. Very pleased with tutor's patient and clear instructions. Good quality equipment looked after correctly. Support food & breaks very thoughtful of diet & variety. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Steve | Steve was very knowledgable about this subject and his teaching of it was excellent. I felt more than prepatred for the exams and enjoyed the practical areas. Thank you to everybody else at Lucid for being so accomodating, polite, and for making the course a pleasure. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Steve | Excellent course, well structured and delivered by knowledgeable tutor! Pace of course spot on, venure and facilities 1st class. Will be trying hard to convince my employers more training would benefit me, or I'll willingly pay myself if need be. Many thanks. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Steve | Excellent course, well designed & presented. Great setting , very peaceful. Hospitality and catering first class. Looking forward to join you again in October for Copper & Datacoms course. Would recommend Lucid to other interested parties. |
| Sept 2010 | Laser Safety | John | Thank you for arranging this course at such short notice. Well presented, good pace and JC made a dry subject interesting!! |
| Sept 2010 | Laser Safety | John | A very useful, informative & entertaining course - well done!! |
| Sept 2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very good course, well informed. |
| Sept 2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very useful and insightfull day. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Good course very well presented. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Good detailed course, very helpful tutor. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Dave was Excellent. Great guy, great teacher. Thanks. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Great Stuff. Cheers. |
| Sept 2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Course was more in depth than expected, covered more telecoms than I would have thought. Expected Mil/Aerospace but info given surpassed this. Cheers:) |
| July-2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Excellent course, money well spent. |
| July-2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | The course was very professional. Was excellent really enjoyed it. Tutor was excellent. |
| July-2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Very informative course will definitely return for other courses. |
| July-2010 | C&G fibre | Dave | Ta very much! |
| July-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Course was very informative and should be useful in day to day operations. |
| July-2010 | PAT Testing | Geoff | Detailed tuition and very clever teacher. |
| July-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very good course. Thanks. |
| July-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very informative. |
| July-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very informative. Thank you. |
| Jun-2010 | Special | Dave & John | Course was well presented - excellent tutors, training and materials |
| Jun-2010 | Special | Dave & John | Course was presented at a high level. I found the course very advantageous and will recomend to my company/boss for further trainees etc. |
| Jun-2010 | Special | Dave & John | Excellent course. Good training methods by all tutors. |
| Jun-2010 | 3666 | Dave | Course was presented at a high level. I found the course very advantageous and will recommend it to my company, for further trainees to attend. |
| Jun-2010 | 3666 | Dave | Course was well presented, excellent tutors, training and material. |
| Jun-2010 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent Course. |
| Jun-2010 | Fibre Optics | Steve | Thankyou very much.Steve Dobson a very good trainer. |
| May-2010 | 3666 | Dave | Tutor made us feel comfortable and course enjoyable. |
| May-2010 | 3666 | Dave | The info we received on the course was very helpful. we were able to make any enquiries we needed to know and Dave was able to answer everything we needed to know. |
| May-2010 | Laser/IPL | John | Tutor was very helpful and explanations were very good, I understand the way John explained about the frequency and laser light - Very good John. Thank you... |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | Dave | Instructor was very helpful and fully conversant with the material. Very good as an introduction to fibre optics. |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | Dave | Well presented course. Equipment was well explained and demonstrated. General knowledge on subject much higher. |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | Dave | The instructor was very knowledeable and ran a very interesting course. |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | John | Excellent course. Very detailed. |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | John | Excellent course. Well presented. |
| April-2010 | Fibre Intro | John | Very useful and informative. |
| March 2010 | Special | John&Steve | Excellent and very informative course.Tailored to our needs on a daily basis. |
| March 2010 | Special | John&Steve | Excellent course from Lucid and delivered by John and Steve.All Lucid staff were extremely helpful throughout the course. |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very knowledgable on subject & good presentation |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very well presented & trainer well qualified |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | The course was very well presented & illustrated |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Enjoyed very much, excellent delivery and very informative and useful documentation. |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | A thorough, valuable course provided well by provider. |
| March-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Excellent. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 fibre | Dave | Very enjoyable and productive. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 fibre | Dave | Interesting & Fantastic, especially the practical sessions. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 fibre | Dave | Excellent course. |
| Feb-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Excellent course and friendly atmosphere. Extremely helpful. |
| Feb-2010 | Laser Safety | John | Very enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere. Excellent presentations and course content. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Excellent course - well informed and knowledgable tutor. Thank you very much. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Excellent training. Things were made clear and easy to learn. Didn't expect to pick [up] so much but I did. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Very well instructed. Very clear & very helpful. Thank you! |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Content and deleivery of the course was excellent. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Very clear course and excellent training. Thanks. |
| Feb-2010 | 3666 copper | Steve | Brilliant course, well presented, perfect pace. |
| Jan-2010 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Very Good. Thanks. |
Course comments from 2009
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Dec-09 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent course, thoroughly enjoyable |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course more than fulfilled my expectations prior to completing. Tutor was very experienced and answered all my questions in full. I will definitely use the knowledge I have gained in my job All staff a Lucid were very friendly and food was great. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course. All elements that I required were covered in great depth by a very knowledgeable tutor. On enquiry about the course response was very quick and informative |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, well presented, good atmosphere. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Good course, well presented. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Dave | I found this course very helpful and would recommend it to others. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Dave | An excellent course delivered in a way that made the course entertaining. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Dave | Very informative course, would like to do similar modules. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Dave | Would like to attend more courses to potentially achieve diploma. Great thanks. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Dave | Very enjoyable course, well presented and helpful, found informal instruction very interesting. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Overall an excellent course. |
| Nov-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course and tutor. |
| Nov-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Informative and helpful. |
| Nov-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | While the information was good, I would have liked the information to concern what specifications I needed i.e. lasers that remove tatoos. [Ed. Whilst we do provide some general information, this laser/IPL 'Core of Knowledge' course is a safety course and not designed to provide specifications for specific laser treatments.] |
| Nov-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Would have liked "Core of Knowledge" Laser/IPL safety course manual before the study [training] day. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Dave | Course was excellent and fun, very well presented. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Dave | Very good tutor, explained himself very clearly. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Steve | The atmosphere was friendly and comfortable, tea & lunch breaks could be shorter to cut the day down. Overall, well recommended. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Steve | Very well tutored and presented, great location. Many thanks. |
| Oct-09 | LED safety | Geoff | Very interesting content well presented. Dynamic and entertaining. |
| Oct-09 | LED safety | Geoff | More examples of calculations to get a feel for what is dangerous |
| Oct-09 | LED safety | Geoff | A little more patience when answering questions - sometimes tutor jumped in with answers... [Ed. Geoff has taken note of this, but in his defence time was very limited on this course so he was under pressure to fit everything in] |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Steve | The course was well presented and all aspects of fibre optics were covered. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Steve | Suggest better lighting, both in classroom and work area, and magnifying viewers to work handsfree would be useful. Quite hard to see at times. |
| Oct-09 | 3666 | Steve | Very interesting and enjoyable course, thank you. |
| Sept-09 | OTDR | John | Having only previously attended internal [large UK telecoms] company courses this has definitely been the most informative and well presented. Thank you. Very Happy. Very Pleased. Thank You. |
| Sept-09 | OTDR | John | Great setting, excellent facility & staff (very friendly & helpful). |
| Sept-09 | OTDR | John | Very enjoyable & relaxed training & still able to learn the subject. |
| Sept-09 | PAT testing | Geoff | Very good course. Thanks. |
| Sept-09 | PAT testing | Geoff | Great course. Could not have done it without you all , especially David & Geoff. |
| Sept-09 | 3666 | Steve | A very enjoyable yet productive course. |
| Sept-09 | 3666 | Steve | I'm very pleased with all the materieals and the way it was presented on the course. I would come back to do more training in the future. Thank you. |
| Sept-09 | 3666 | Steve | A very enjoyable and well presented course. |
| Sept-09 | 3666 | Steve | Very professional in every way, thanks. |
| Aug-09 | Laser safety | Geoff | Pretty good course. Best I've been to. Very useful for us because it allowed us to work through examples based upon what we use. |
| Aug-09 | Laser safety | Geoff | The course manual is very good, clear and useful. |
| Aug-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Clear & concise. A lot to learn, very important for training & gaining experience following this introduction course today. |
| Aug-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Book [course manual] very in depth. |
| July-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, very well run. A perfect venue. Lucid training center is perfect. |
| July-09 | 3666 | Steve | The course was very well run, and would come back for future courses. |
| July-09 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, very informative and a relaxed atmosphere, place was very good. |
| Jun-09 | Adv. Fibre | John | Avery helpful course, just what we needed. I am very happy to manage and support our DWDM system. Thanks very much, excellent. |
| Jun-09 | Adv. Fibre | John | Very helpful & well conducted course, many thanks. |
| Jun-09 | PAT testing | Geoff | Excellent! |
| Jun-09 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent Course. |
| May-09 | 3666 | Steve | It was a really enjoyable course with just the right mix of theory and practical work to keep it fun and interesting |
| May-09 | 3666 | Steve | Enjoyed the course very much, being of little knowledge of the course I was very wary but the tutor was extremely helpful. I am glad I came |
| May-09 | Fibre Intro | Dave | Would like to know more about POF. |
| May-09 | Adv Fibre | John | Analogies used were very good and helpful. |
| May-09 | Adv Fibre | John | Very useful course - will take me a while to digest all of the information received! |
| May-09 | Adv Fibre | John | I would have appreciated some sharing of John's real life experiences within the industry. A short section on cable installation techniques & testing. Otherwise Great Course!!! |
| May-09 | Adv Fibre | John | Very knowledgable tutor. |
| May-09 | Adv Fibre | John | The course was extremely informative in the why's, how's of fibre optics and associated systems. The course contained a lot of detailed information and think possibly might be more effective if run as a 3-day course. [Ed. client had insisted on 2-day event max] Although excellent handbook will no doubt be able to fill in the gaps. |
| May-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Very useful and has direct application to my clinical practice endevours in laser therapy. Thanks. |
| May-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | I would like to thank Mike for taking the time to make it easier to understand.. |
| May-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Perfect. It was a real pleasure to have that time with Mike - accessible and nice. Thank you so much! |
| Apr-09 | Laser safety | John | Course was very informative and put across very well by the instructor, John Colton. |
| Apr-09 | Laser safety | John | As always - great course. |
| Apr-09 | 3666 | Steve | Course was conducted in a professional manner while still being a relaxed environment, I nstructor was very knowledgeable and all questions were answered with indepth explanations. |
| Apr-09 | 3666 | Steve | A very well presented and constructed course, instructor was very knowlegeable and put the lessons across at an understandable level. |
| Apr-09 | Adv. Fibre | John | Excellent course. Well presented. Need more work on your jokes and punns ;-). |
| Apr-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Excellent - really enjoyed. Thanks. |
| Apr-09 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Module 1 little too long and was a bit repetitive. The course is obviously technical - I wondered, with the greatest of respect, if it is comprehensible to all beauty therapists. Similarly the section on chromophores. [Ed. useful comments, but we adapt delivery and level to reflect the needs and capabilities of trainees on this Laser & IPL Core of Knowledge course] |
| Apr-09 | Adv. fibre | John | Excellent course. Would recommend to anyone in our industry. Well presented and explained by John. |
| Apr.09 | Adv. fibre | John | Thank you very much John. |
| Mar-09 | Umbilical | Steve | Steve put across the training in both layman and expert terms, I found the course to be infomative and educational on both practical and theoretical terms. |
| Mar-09 | Umbilical | Steve | Course presented clearly and positively. |
| Mar-09 | Umbilical | Steve | Going through the copper cable part a little slower would be more helpful. |
| Mar-09 | Copper | Dave | I really enjoyed leraning about structured cabling, I enjoyed the practical parts. |
| Mar-09 | Copper | Dave | Excellent. |
| Mar-09 | Copper | Dave | It was all good. |
| Mar-09 | Copper | Dave | I enjoyed all the information given, also learning a lot at the same time. |
| Mar-09 | Laser Safety | John | Very insightful course, and presented well. |
| Mar-09 | Laser Safety | John | Well run, subject matter made interesting and well presented. |
| Mar-09 | Laser Safety | John | Possibly too "in depth" for our day to day operations, but obviously this level of depth may be required from a health and safety perspective. |
| Mar-09 | Laser Safety | John | Good Course. |
| Feb-09 | Umbilical | Dave | Very enjoyable course, well presented. |
| Feb-09 | Umbilical | Dave | The course was very educational, it may have seemed a bit intensive at the beginning, but as the course progressed everything slotted into place. A good course to attend. |
| Feb-09 | Umbilical | Dave | Personally would have prefered more time using the OTDR equipment, as have had no previous experience. |
| Feb-09 | Umbilical | Dave | Very good course. |
| Feb-09 | Umbilical | Dave | Enjoyable & Informative. |
| Feb-09 | Copper Cabling | Dave | Thought the course was presented well |
| Jan-09 | OTDR & CD & PMD | John | Very good courses. Enjoyed the 5 days. John explained himself well with some good analogies. |
| Jan-09 | OTDR & CD & PMD | John | Excellent course. |
| Jan-09 | OTDR & CD & PMD | John | Enjoyable course. |
Course comments from 2008
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Dec-08 | OTDR | John | Every part of the course was exceptional |
| Dec-08 | OTDR | John | The venue was very comfortable and hospitable. Would recommend and come back for more training. The instructor was very helpful, his explanations were excellent. Food was good. |
| Dec-08 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course and trainer, excellent support documentation |
| Dec-08 | 3666 | Steve | On site accomodation would be helpful. Other than that the course was very good. |
| Dec-08 | 3666 | Steve | Very good course. I would have liked to heat shrink an external enclosure on a network. Excellent location, good facilities, and a lovely cup of tea. |
| Nov-08 | Adv Fibre | John | Course tutor very knowledgeable, got over details and examples in terms easy to understand, as there was a lot of information and technical terms to take in, in a short time. |
| Nov-08 | Adv Fibre | John | Great tutor, informal and easy to understand. Very effective booklet which was explained effectively by the tutor.Enjoyed the course, great practicals. |
| Nov-08 | 3666 | Steve | Steve is a very good instructor. |
| Nov-08 | CD & PMD | John | V. good course, well presented. |
| Nov-08 | CD & PMD | John | Very good cse. |
| Nov-08 | CD & PMD | John | Very enjoyable. Interesting. |
| Oct-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Relaxed & friendly training course. |
| Oct-08 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course. |
| Oct-08 | 3666 | Steve | A very enjoyable course. It will benefit me and my company, especially as we do have a major internal cable infrastructure build in the near future. Excellent, |
| Oct-08 | CD & PMD | John | A mots excellent course. Very interesting and explained fully in a relaxed atmosphere. The course was excellent. I now understand the concept of PMD and CD. Much, much better than trying to learn from just a book. |
| Oct-08 | CD & PMD | John | Excellent course - knowledgable tutor. |
| Oct-08 | Cat 6 intro | Steve | Very good all around, thanks. |
| Sept-08 | 3666 | Steve | Course was very good, useful |
| Sept-08 | 3666 | Steve | Well presented, and tutors and staff had time to explain content very well, all in all very knowledgable of content. |
| Sept-08 | 3666 | Steve | Would be interested to learn of a course on network design, particularly how to determine the design of a network to meet the requirements of the applications/systems to be applied. |
| Sept-08 | 3666 | Steve | A well run course in a relaxing environment. |
| Sept-08 | 3666 | Dave | When all the equipment was out being demonstrated, and we were doing the splice trays, the classroom became a bit cramped. More table space would have been convenient. All in all a good informative course, especially considering I had zero experience in the field. |
| Jul-08 | Laser safety | John | A very informative course. |
| Jul-08 | 3666 | Dave | Thanks to all the staff at Lucid for an excellent course, food and venue. Dave is an excellent tutor who works to the requirement of the students. |
| Jul-08 | 3666 | Dave | Thanks to all the staff for a very enjoyable week. |
| Jun-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Excellent training session. |
| Jun-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Very Good. Good class. |
| Jun-08 | OTDR | John | Fantastic!! In 26 years in construction the best course I've attended. |
| Jun-08 | Laser safety | John | Very Good! |
| Jun-08 | Laser safety | John | All I need to know to stay safe. |
| Jun-08 | Laser safety | John | A good start to understanding the requirements of laser safety. |
| Jun-08 | Laser safety | John | Excellent. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Some repetition but generally excellent and well run course. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Great fun. Thanks. Build in time for relaxed chat and division of concepts to reinforce knowledge. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Easy and relaxed. Informative. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | The structure of the day was very good - intense information with much needed regular breaks! |
| May-08 | 3666 | Steve | I'll be back. No criticisms, the course was both informative and interesting and all the staff very pleasant. |
| May-08 | 3666 | Steve | There was duplication on the first day for fibre & OTDR courses. This could be reduced by providing advanced learning information covering fibre optic fundamentals prior to the course. |
| May-08 | 3666 | Steve | Fantastic course, Excellent training venue, hope to return for copper course. Friendly and helpful staff. |
| May-08 | 3666 | Steve | Could spend more time on DWDM. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | The course was well conducted, friendly, relaxed and informative. Thank you for your help. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Very informative and interesting. Many thanks. |
| May-08 | Laser/IPL | Mike | Very informative - friendly & also professional. A lot to take in. Very enjoyable - thank you very much. |
| Apr-08 | 3666 | Steve | Thank you for a good course. |
| Apr-08 | 3666 | Steve | I found this course useful, and it was delivered at the right pace, Steve had loads of patience. |
| Apr-08 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, thank you very much. |
| Apr-08 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, very enjoyable, thanks. |
| Apr-08 | OTDR | John | Excellent mixture of theoretical & preactical applications. |
| Feb-08 | Laser safety | John | An excellent and helpful course with clear information and knowledge. |
| Feb-08 | Laser safety | John | Very informative and enjoyable. |
Course comments from 2007
These will now take some digging out, but comments were all good, and will be put here soon!
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Dec-07 | C&G | Dave | To satisfy the need we are seeing to install networks over longer distances we decided to take this course at Lucid. It satisfied the need exactly and the offer of any further help is greatly appreciated. |
| Dec-07 | C&G | Dave | Very enjoyable course. |
| Dec-07 | C&G | Dave | Very helpful in giving and understanding the basics of the subject for better understanding. |
| Nov-07 | DWDM | John | This was my first photonics course and has served as a very good introduction for me. Concepts were explained very well by trainer, John Colton. |
| Nov-07 | DWDM | John | Will come back for more. |
| Nov-07 | C&G | Dave | Easy to find off motorway. Excellent course. Very Informative. |
| Nov-07 | C&G | Dave | Found the course to be quite intense. The course tutor was very good & very helpful. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Terrible jokes helped! Possibly [want] more training if LSO post is raised. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Excellent course. Cheers John. Thanks for a very informative course. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Well delivered course. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | I would like to thank the instructor as I felt he was very informative. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Very well presented and very helpfull. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Very useful for day to day working. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | The course was informative and a good refresher. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Useful course. |
| Sept-07 | Laser safety | John | Very well delivered course. |
| Jul-07 | OTDR | John | Course was fantastic. |
| Jun-07 | C&G | Dave | Very good course, good tuition, very enjoyable. |
| Jun-07 | C&G | Dave | It may pay to create a smokers area to avoid littering etc. |
| Jun-07 | C&G | Dave | Would like to do another course. |
| May-07 | C&G | Steve | Everyone at Lucid was very friendly and accommodating. |
| May-07 | C&G | Steve | Excellent course. Very happy as I had no prior experience in any way. |
| May-07 | C&G | Steve | Would have liked to have more practical time. |
| Apr-07 | C&G | Dave | Enjoyed the course by the end. Good instructor gets things across in an understanding way. |
| Apr-07 | C&G | Dave | The course was excellent. The trainer was very thorough and had the time and patience to go through everything with you. A credit to your company. |
| Apr-07 | C&G | Dave | Enjoyed the course overall. Tutor was very helpful asnd information on the course was good. |
| Apr-07 | C&G | Dave | I thought the course was excellent. Dave was an excellent trainer. |
| Apr-07 | CD & PMD | John | All fine. |
| Apr-07 | CD & PMD | John | Very good training. We had a trainer who has a very good level for this type of training. It was very very interesting and our trainer was very cool. |
| Apr-07 | CD & PMD | John | Was very useful for our works. |
| Apr-07 | CD & PMD | John | John is very good at explaining the course and is very knowledgable about his subject which gives a good teaching environment and puts you at ease. |
| Apr-07 | CD & PMD | John | Excellent course. Will definitely recommend to others. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | Well structured. Good theory to practical ratio. Relaxed atmosphere & staff. More 'realistic' than **** [competitor id censored!] courses. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | Course was excellent! Steve gave an aura of knowledge & experience without appearing condescending. 5 on the course was also excellent - plenty of opportunity for hands-on experience. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | A very well structured and well presented course! Equipment was up to a high standard and there was enough to go around the small group. An enjoyable course! |
| Mar-07 | Fibre intro | Dave | Excellent venue |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | I enjoyed the course and content and the pace at which we progressed. There was also a good atmosphere. THANX! |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | Excellent place for a training centre. Everyone was friendly and really helpful. Excellent tutor, couldn't have asked for any more. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | The course training was pretty nice in fact excellent. The break intervals between lectures helps a lot. Keep it up. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | Would like T-shirt with your logo please. Extra-large should do it! Thanx. Very enjoyable. |
| Mar-07 | C&G | Steve | We will be back "AGAIN". |
| Jan-07 | C&G | Steve | Excellent instructor, very knowledgable and varied instruction methods helpedin keeping interest at a max. Thanks. |
| Jan-07 | C&G | Steve | Thanks very much! |
| Jan-07 | C&G | Steve | Excellent course well presented in an informal situation. The tuition was superb. |
Course comments from 2006
As for 2007 above!
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| May-06 | 3666 | Steve | An enjoyable course. Have learnt a lot that will help our students in the future. Very knowledgeable instructor. Thanks. |
| May-06 | 3666 | Steve | I am particularly happy with the closeness of the tutors and concern for every attendant even at individual basis. The Lucid family is a hospitable set up. |
| May-06 | 3666 | Steve | A very enjoyable course with extremely knowledgeable trainers. It has encouraged me to think about further courses in the future. |
| Apr-06 | OTDR | Dave | Very interesting course and was explained very clearly. |
| Apr-06 | OTDR | Dave | Limited time for practical |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Dave | Good course |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Dave | "This has been the best course I've ever had". I felt that the test was poor. Unhappy with too few technical questions. Feedback on which questions were answered incorrectly would be helpful. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Dave | Good content. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Dave | The course should be longer to take into account sufficient hands on and test equipment. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent course. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Steve | Superb course - just the right level of detail and practical/theory mix. Exactly what I was looking for. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Steve | A very well presented and fun course. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Steve | Very informative and useful, would highly recommend. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Steve | I enjoyed the course. It was excellently presented and I am now confident in installing fibre systems in the field. I had no previous experience of splicing and terminating fibres, so the course has brought me up to a level where I can now do the job required. |
| Apr-06 | 3666 | Steve | Very very good, and well presented. |
| Mar-06 | 3666 | Steve | Good course, thanks. |
| Mar-06 | OTDR | John | Worthwhile course. |
| Mar-06 | OTDR | John | Excellent course, very knowledgeable instructor with good teaching style. Excellent location and good facilities. Good analogies (apart from the hamburger stand at a football match). Very enjoyable. |
| Mar-06 | OTDR | John | Good course, really enjoyed it, would like to do further training. |
| Mar-06 | OTDR | John | Enjoyed the course, will be useful in the future. |
| Mar-06 | OTDR | John | The course is not what is required for Sub Sea Umbilical testing. This should be stressed to Oil Service companies. The information/knowledge gained during the course has been very enlightening. Fibre Optics are in our daily lives and understanding the fundamentals of fibre optics has been very useful. |
| Mar-06 | 3666 | Dave | Another excellent and enjoyable course. |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | Excellent course, great value. Outstanding instruction. Well done, thanks to all. |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | Course was very well presented. The acronyms and analogies were very presented to get the point across. |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | Excellent course, will recommend. Well presented. Love the horses! |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | Very enjoyable course. Very informative and explained everything fully, and easy to understand. Many thanks. |
| Feb-06 | Laser safety | Neil | Photographs (instead of animations) might help familiarisation for people who are not used to using lasers, where possible. Information on hazards associated with Active Media would be helpful. |
| Feb-06 | Laser safety | Neil | Enthusiastic and clear presentations. Very helpful with queries. |
| Feb-06 | Laser safety | Neil | Having not studied optics/laser physics since A level (a long time ago) I found the course excellent and very useful. The tutor was an excellent presenter and teacher. |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | No problems, excellent, interesting and informative |
| Feb-06 | OTDR | John | Good coffee, thanks for the pen :-) |
| Jan-06 | 3666 | Steve | Overall an excellent and well presented course. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend this course. The equipment used was also very good and in excellent condition. |
| Jan-06 | 3666 | Steve | A good relaxed course! |
| Jan-06 | 3666 | Steve | Course well presented. Explanations given clearly. |
| Jan-06 | 3666 | Steve | Very well written and presented - very enjoyable course. |
| Jan-06 | 3666 | Steve | A very enjoyable course, well presented. And I passed! |
| Jan-06 | OTDR | John | I enjoyed the course, the pace was set at an interesting rate, I felt that we could all move at the same pace and could go back at any stage. Plus humorous which is always good. |
| Jan-06 | OTDR | John | This course was specifically set up for the T5 project. Generally courses are arranged by our company's training department. It would have been beneficial to go over specific T5 needs but this is a general vocational qualification course and so not tailored to suit individual course needs, perhaps a small amount of time could be devoted to such needs on future courses. |
| Jan-06 | OTDR | John | Excellent course - content above expected. |
| Jan-06 | OTDR | John | Course was very helpful and explained Fibre Testing in a clear way. Thanks. |
Course comments from 2005
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Nov-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Good place. Lively with regular breaks - always help to maintain interest and attention. |
| Nov-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Well delivered course, interesting despite the dry subject. |
| Nov-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Liked informal style, knowledgeable and engaging tutor. |
| Nov-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Excellent atmosphere and communication. |
| Nov-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Very useful and enjoyable course. Neil was knowledgeable, helpful engaging and didn't object to being bombarded with questions. |
| Sept-05 | Fibre | Steve | The tutor was great and the course was excellent. Thank you. |
| Sept-05 | Fibre | Steve | The instructor was excellent. The course manual is excellent too. The materials the instructor brought with him was helpful. Thank you. |
| Aug-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Good. Perhaps less time on fundamental physics - we are all physicists. Useful to see standards and get to grips with info in std's. Maybe a bit of practical training would be useful on the course. A few minutes discussing the requirements of the individual at the end would have been good. |
| Aug-05 | Laser safety | Neil | Generally very good! I have no real suggestins for improvements and I was just generally very impressed with the presentation. |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent course, would recommend to further colleagues, excellent location for training purposes. |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Steve | Excellent facilities in friendly relaxed surroundings with helpful and patient tutors. |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Steve | I would recommend this course to anyone. It was very worthwhile and I am extremely satisfied and a lot happier. |
| Jul-05 | Copper | Steve | I found the course and tutor excellent and very helpful. I was pleased to have come on the course. Thank you for an excellent course., I wish yourself and the centre well. |
| Jul-05 | Copper | Steve | Course content was very useful. Tutor had very good knowledge of the subject and had very good teaching skills. Atmosphere is really warm in Lucid, we were well looked afteer. Thanks for everything. |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent course, well presented with excellent practical exercises & reference documentation. - DWDM course for the future... |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Dave | Thoroughly impressed with all aspects of the course. |
| Jul-05 | 3666 | Dave | Very impressed. Excellent course and facilities, knowledgable trainers, I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. |
| May-05 | Special | Steve | I am very impressed by the amount of equipment that Lucid have and use in the courses. The atmosphere is excellent and conducive to learning. The courses have a good balance between practical and theoretical application. One recommendation I would make would be to have a live system for fault finding e.g. a cctv system? |
| May-05 | Special | Steve | I have learned a great amount about fibre optics this week. It was very easy to follow this course and an all round good experience. |
| May-05 | AOTDR | John | Excellent course, clearly and informatively given. Also enjoyable and fun |
| May-05 | AOTDR | John | Excellent all-round |
| May-05 | 3666 | Dave | I think there was a good range of equipment for us all to use, which I found very helpful as we could actually use it as opposed to just seeing pictures |
| May-05 | 3666 | Steve | The course was excellent, also Steve Dobson was excellent and very good and helpful. The book of the course was also excellent as well, found it most helpful |
| May-05 | 3666 | Steve | I have found this course to be very educational and Steve the tutor to be a very good teacher and very knowledgeable. Excellent course. Thank you. |
| May-05 | 3666 | Steve | Lucid took our problem of training over 6 weeks and tailored the course to our needs. Excellent throughout from catering to our final day testing. |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | Very good |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | 10/10 for everything. Thanks for everything. |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | Course compressed but still followable. |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | Very enjoyable, although too much information in too short a time. Please keep myself up-to-date with available courses - fibre related. |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | Published research papers with useful information/case studies are appreciated. |
| Apr-05 | AFO | Neil | Well presented + enjoyed. Especially enjoyed the pace, with all the extra sections brought in with all the extra depth + information they provided |
| Mar-05 | CATV-CC | Steve | Good course |
| Mar-05 | 3666 | Dave | Excellent course. Really enjoyed it and found the atmosphere very calm. Beautiful part of the country to go to. |
| Mar-05 | 3666 | Dave | I have found the course to be extremely good and in delightful surroundings |
| Feb-05 | CATV-CC | Steve | May have been useful for trainers to have visited [customer] areas to see our network and test equipment, making it easier to understand the ability of delegates and structure the course to suit. * This could not be arranged at short notice, mainly due to security issues. |
| Feb-05 | LSI OCN | Neil | It would be helpful if we can have more information for the laser in our work, maybe give us an example how to do laser safety for YAG laser, in detail. *Examples cover several common lasers, but we are happy to include any other laser if requested in advance. |
| Feb-05 | LSI OCN | Neil | Very good trainer |
| Feb-05 | LSI OCN | Neil | It is a very good course. Thank you, Mr Haigh! |
| Feb-05 | LSI OCN | Neil | It is a very good course for me to do the job of laser safety officer |
Course comments from 2004
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Dec-04 | FOI | Neil | One of the best courses I have been on for a very long time |
| Dec-04 | FOI | Neil | The course was very professional and well presented |
| Dec-04 | FOI | Neil | Course well presented and informative. One of the best courses I have had. |
| Dec-04 | FOI | Neil | Found the course extremely interesting, and would like to continue to learn more aspects of fibre optics. Course tutor was excellent, would take a course with Neil again! Many thanks. |
| Dec-04 | FOI | John | Excellent course. Well presented. |
| Dec-04 | MM+AOTDR | Dave | Would love to return to take the City & Guilds exam at some date in the future. Enjoyed the course, learned a lot on this subject |
| Dec-04 | MM+AOTDR | Dave | I have found the course very interesting and feel that the information along with practical experience will greatly help in the future. Along with the above the hospitality was first class. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn or refresh their F/O skills. |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | Very informative. Relaxing course. |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | Very well presented, informative + enjoyable course. |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | I was very pleased with the information and practical experience I gained from the course. I believe it would be useful for many of my colleagues who come into contact with fibre optic technologies on a regular basis. |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | Well presented and conducted with good books and practical experiments. Instructor very knowledgeable on course content. |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | Make the course three days long so you can take more time doing practicals *who pays for the third day? |
| Nov-04 | FOI | Neil | A very enjoyable and worthwhile course. |
| Oct-04 | FOS | Dave | Very good course, presented excellently. |
| Oct-04 | AdvSC | Steve&Neil | Very useful - hope I remember it all! |
| Oct-04 | AdvSC | Steve&Neil | Well presented by knowledgeable tutors |
| Jul-04 | FOI-OCN | Neil | Compact course content but very concise. |
| Jul-04 | FOI-OCN | Neil | I must say the course has been outstanding. Thank you. |
| Jul-04 | FOI-OCN | Neil | Very enjoyable + presented course |
| Jul-04 | FOI-OCN | Neil | Neil was very good on training course. |
| Jul-04 | FOI | John | Very good course. |
| Jul-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Excellent course, excellent tutor, very enjoyable and informative. Thanks! |
| Jul-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Excellent course. Excellent teacher. Everything clearly explained at a pace that suits. |
| Jul-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Very informative and enjoyable course. Steve our tutor explained everything at our own pace. |
| Jul-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Very enjoyable and informative course. Everything explained clearly and at the right tempo. |
| Jul-04 | LSI | Neil | An excellent course that was well delivered. Good analogies drawn to illustrate technical issues. |
| Jul-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | The course was excellent in every aspect. I would recommend this course to anyone. |
| Jul-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Course notes didn’t always coincide with slides (only a minor problem) * noted and sorted |
| Jul-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Its far easier to follow a course if the course program follows the manual. This also aids revision. |
| Jun-04 | D-side | Peter | The tutor was of the highest quality. From start to finish everything was explained step by step. A most enjoyable course, and wish the tutor all the best in the future. |
| Jun-04 | D-side | Peter | Overall course was excellent |
| Jun-04 | D-side | Peter | The course was extremely good. There seemed to be lack of communication between [main BT contractor] and [subcontractor employing trainees] as to what the course should consist of. Not Lucids fault. |
| May-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | A great course that explained everything clearly and didn’t baffle me with mumbo jumbo that some tutors use to make themselves look good, it was informative, friendly and the food was great. |
| May-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | A very good and well explained course |
| May-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Well prersented, and explained in a very understandable way for someone who is new to F.O. (which is a refreshing change!) |
| May-04 | C&G-SM | Steve | Excellent tutor. |
| Apr-04 | LSI | Neil | Excellent course - makes a potentially dull topic fascinating. |
| Apr-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Very good course. I got a lot out of it. Cheers Steve. |
| Apr-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Very good course, plenty of good vaulable ideas, found this course very interesting and helpful. |
| Apr-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Found this course very interesting. Keep up the good work! |
| Apr-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | The course and tutor were excellent value for money. There was a surprising amount of various equipment which allowed us to see the differences between inexpensive and expensive equipment. |
| Apr-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Interesting and enjoyable. |
| May-04 | LSI | Neil | Thanks for a pleasant and informative day. |
| Mar-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Just what I needed for my next contract, fibre installation & testing. Thanks. |
| Mar-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | I was pleased with the course and learnt a lot, but as I am trying to get a job as a fibre jointer I would have had more confidence if I had done a joint start to finish. *not possible with 3466 syllabus, but included in new 3666 syllabus |
| Mar-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | As stated verbally I personally would have found it useful to have had a go at installing an LC and MTRJ connector and am very grateful for the repsonse that I would be able to revisit for this. |
| Mar-04 | C&G-MMSM | Steve | Excellent course in a friendly/warm atmosphere. The course helped put/show the OTDR in all its aspects. Thanks for a great course in a brilliant setting. |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | Excellent theory course. Possibly more practical / making of ends etc. ST/SC |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | Excellent course and materials. Handbook very good. |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | An excellent well organised course. |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | I would have liked the opportunity to terminate some connectors. |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | I think there should have been some more practical examples. |
| Mar-04 | FOI | Steve | When giving the info, give the reference chapters in the book. The manual itself is by far the best locally produced manual I have read. Graphics are excellent and the qualified opinions given in the text are very useful. |
| Mar-04 | LSI | Neil | Excellent course, the only part lacking was relevant industry experience |
| Mar-04 | AOF-Comms | Neil | Very good course - subject is new to me but this has given me good information to use in my job. |
| Mar-04 | AOF-Comms | Neil | Would like a course on optic sensors and applications. |
| Mar-04 | AOF-Comms | Neil | Future course needs tailoring to aerospace applications, and less on telecommunications. |
| Mar-04 | AOF-Comms | Neil | Excellent |
| Mar-04 | AOF-Comms | Neil | There is already interest in an additional course, plus we would like to attend a fibre sensors course |
| Feb-04 | FOI | Steve | Enjoyable and very informative course |
| Feb-04 | FOI | Steve | An excellent course very well presented and explained |
| Feb-04 | FOI | Steve | A well presented course pitched at the right level for our requirements at this time |
| Feb-04 | LS1 | Neil | A lot of useful information, presented in an entertaining fashion. Far from boring or overwhelming. Congratulations! |
| Feb-04 | LS1 | Neil | Very useful after so many years played with laser. New classification system understood. As a systems engineer I now believe and follow a top down systems design approach so if laser is involved then this must be in the top end of product design and not left till last resort or an afterthought |
| Feb-04 | LS1 | Neil | Course content was well balanced and pitched at correct level for introduction |
| Jan-04 | SC | Steve | I thought the course was very beneficial. As a complete novice to this area of work I have and will find it useful in all future aspects of our work. |
| Jan-04 | SC | Steve | V. good. |
| Jan-04 | LS1 | Neil | Very good introduction, well presented. Thank you! |
| Jan-04 | LS1 | Neil | Excellent tutor. I would definitely recommend this course |
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